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A Celestial Event Creates Community Connection

April 11, 2024

An estimated 1,500-plus people from near and far flocked to Town Field Monday afternoon to join others across North and Central America in experiencing the total solar eclipse. “We’ve been waiting for this since we heard about it a year ago,” said…

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Common Street Home Is Belmont’s Link to the Manhattan Project

April 10, 2024

The home at 404 Common Street looks like a typical Boston suburb, with neat homes on fairly small lots set close together. But the home at 404 Common St. makes the neighborhood more of a conversation piece because it was owned by…

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School Committee, Administrators Consider Changes for 7th Grade Math

April 9, 2024

For years, Belmont school officials have discussed the math curriculum, seeking ways to ensure all students’ needs are met while also offering opportunities for high-achieving students. “This is not just a Belmont question; this has been tackled by several other districts,” said…

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Belmont Has a Link To An R&B Hero

April 8, 2024

It may not be a song you’ve heard in a while, but one listen to the hit “Poison”—as dozens of attendees did at last week’s Dancing with the Belmont Stars—and you may very well time travel back to the music group Bell…

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Westcott Mercantile Celebrates 10 Years in Belmont Center

April 8, 2024

It’s hard to believe Westcott Mercantile has only been in Belmont Center for 10 years. With its quirky displays, friendly staff, and old-fashioned customer service, the stylish gift shop at 63 Leonard St. taps so strongly into a sense of nostalgia that…

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MBTA Advisory Committee Sends Recommendation to Planning Board

April 7, 2024

After more than a year of discussing how to comply with a new state law [and with a December compliance deadline looming], the MBTA Community Advisory Committee voted on a zoning map recommendation this week. The committee will now send the recommended…

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‘A Hobby, Not a Business’: Dick’s Place Owner Looks to Sell

April 6, 2024

As a young boy, Richard “Dick” Chandler used to marvel at the antique furniture in the old homes on Brattle Street in Cambridge. “When I’d trick-or-treat, they’d invite us inside, and I’d see all these antiques,” he recalled. “Some of the guys…

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Belmont Town Field Transforms into Space Observatory for Eclipse

April 5, 2024

Belmont residents are invited to a solar eclipse viewing party. In celebration of the total solar eclipse crossing North America on April 8, the Belmont Recreation Department invites the public to witness this awe-inspiring celestial event together at Belmont’s Town Field. Recreation…

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Bingo Spells Comfort for Belmont PD

April 4, 2024

Bingo Spells Comfort for Belmont PD By Mary Byrne, Belmont Voice staff A new furry friend has joined the Belmont Police Department, and he’s eager to meet you. Bingo, a four-month-old Australian labradoodle, recently arrived from Monadnock Labradoodles in New Hampshire. According…

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Filmmaker Turns Life Into Engaging Television

April 2, 2024

Keep your eyes open for a small film crew in Belmont sometime this spring, as Sharisse Zeroonian is shooting another installment of her Amazon Prime series, “One Plus One is Two.” Zeroonian shot the pilot in 2019, and three other episodes have…